The first one focused on the celebration itself, on its importance, and on the idea that despite our profession of faith, we Catholics often do not fully buy into the miracle of the Eucharist. If I'm being honest with myself, I have my own doubts. I have found ways to rationalize the idea, and when I look at the scripture supporting the idea, everything seems to line up correctly, but I know that if I truly believed that the wine in the chalice has truly become the blood of Christ, I would certainly drink of it, my vow against drinking alcohol would not hold me back if it was no longer alcohol.
The second homily was quite a bit shorter, but I liked the primary metaphor. Our lives are like cellphones. We connect to different people. We can serve a variety of different functions. And we are not good at doing either when we aren't charged. The Eucharist is a means of charging our batteries and making our lives useful. Devices that are only charged once or twice a year are rarely used and are largely ineffective. By taking the Eucharist regularly, our usefulness is stronger and lasts longer.
Christ's blood fulfills a covenant that was given to us thousands of years before His birth. By partaking of it regularly, we are continually renewing that covenant with God. Through the Eucharist, we cleanse our souls through God's ultimate sacrifice. By sharing His flesh and blood through these Eucharistic feasts, we too carry the body and blood Christ. We are God's family not just through words and faith, but through a direct connection to His physical presence.